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Ein neues Schuljahr hat begonnen und Greg ist froh, dass die Sommerferien endlich vorbei sind. Denn die waren diesmal alles andere als lustig! Und das Schlimmste ist: Gregs Bruder Rodrick weiá, was Greg im Sommer alles Peinliches passiert ist. Jetzt hatder nur ein Ziel: Er muss unbedingt verhindern, dass sein wohl gehütetes Geheimnis ans Tageslicht kommt!.

Soon to be a major motion picture! The Trials are over. WICKED have collected all the information they can. Now it's up to the Gladers to complete the blueprint for the cure to the Flare with a final voluntary test. But something has happened that no oneat WICKED has foreseen: Thomas has remembered more than they think. And he knows WICKED can't be trusted ... The time for lies is over. But the truth is more dangerous than anyone could have imagined. With the Gladers divided, can they all make it?

My family has just been reunited. So who is trying to tear it apart? A mother who disappeared? When Beth was 10 years old, her beautiful, wild mother Alice disappeared. Beth?s life since hasn?t always been easy, but now she?s settled, with a successfulcareer, a loving family and a beautiful home. An unexpected visitor? Then one day there?s a knock at the door. Alice has returned. Desperate to rebuild their relationship, Beth invites her mother to move in. A life that comes crashing down? At first,everything is wonderful. But then Beth?s friends start to drift away, strange things happen at home, and rumours about Beth begin to circle. Someone is out to destroy Beth?s newfound happiness. But who? And how far will they go?

The introduction includes an examination of the Quarto and texts, and of the relationship between them

Jane Eyre ranks as one of the greatest and most perennially popular works of English fiction. Although the poor but plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, she possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced tobattle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order. All of which circumscribe her life and position when she becomes governess to the daughter of the mysterious, sardonic and attractive Mr Rochester. However,there is great kindness and warmth in this epic love story, which is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Yorkshire moors. Ultimately the grand passion of Jane and Rochester is called upon to survive cruel revelation, loss and reunion, only to beconfronted with tragedy.

Negli anni Trenta una coppia di Budapest parte in luna di miele per l'Italia. I due nascondono irrequietezza sotto un'apparenza borghese. Ma l'incontro con un'Italia oscura e magica spezza il loro razionale equilibrio. Lui inizia un viaggio mistico eallucinato, prima alla ricerca di un amico d'infanzia diventato monaco in un'Umbria oscura e arcaica

Bill Bryson's biography of William Shakespeare unravels the superstitions, academic discoveries and myths surrounding the life of our greatest poet and playwright.

A beautiful heiress is fatally poisoned in a West End restaurant...Six people sit down to dinner at a table laid for seven. In front of the empty place is a sprig of rosemary - in solemn memory of Rosemary Barton who died at the same table exactly oneyear previously.No one present on that fateful night would ever forget the woman's face, contorted beyond recognition - or what they remembered about her astonishing life.

A Galaktikus Birodalom bukása elkezdődött. A távoli világok lassan modern barbárságba süllyednek, miközben elfeledik a modern tudomány vívmányait. A galaxis széli, jelentéktelen bolygón, a Terminuson azonban már működésbe lépett a matematikus Hari Seldonévezredes terve. Az Alapítvány vezetői, kihasználva tudásukat és leleményességüket, még a legnagyobb ellenfelekkel is szembe szállnak. Ám még a nagy Seldon sem számíthatott minden váratlan tényezővel, ami veszélybe sodorhatja az új aranykor eljövetelét.A klasszikus történet folytatásában Isaac Asimov tovább boncolgatja az emberi társadalmak működését és törvényszerűségeiket, arra keresve a választ, hogyan lehetne megjósolni a jövőt a tudomány segítségével. Az Alapítvány-trilógia évtizedekkel a megírásaután is elgondolkodtató olvasmány, aminek ott a helye minden sci-fi olvasó polcán.

'The book of the summer ... Kept me rapt until the final page' THE TIMES'A sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it' David Nicholls, author of ONE DAY'More than lives up to the hype ... Likely to fill the Sally-Rooney-shaped hole in many readers' lives' IRISH TIMES'Droll, shrewd and unafraid - a winning debut' Hilary Mantel, author of WOLF HALL'I've been pushing Exciting Times on everyone I know. Some of Dolan's pithy observations of her characters are the best I've read since Edward St Aubyn' OBSERVER'A frankly sensational book' Pandora Sykes on THE HIGH LOW'In the tradition of Dorothy Parker, Joan Rivers and Nora Ephron ... I found myself purring with pleasure. ...This is comic writing at the highest level' Craig Brown, DAILY MAILWhen you leave Ireland aged 22 to spend your parents' money, it's called a gap year. When Ava leaves Ireland aged 22 to make her own money, she's not sure what to call it, but it involves:- a badly-paid job in Hong Kong, teaching English grammar to rich children

Frank Derrick is 81. And he's just been run over by a milk float. It was tough enough to fill the hours of the day when he was active. But now he's broken his arm and fractured his foot, it looks set to be a very long few weeks ahead. Frank lives withhis cat Bill (which made more sense before Ben died) in the typically British town of Fullwind-on-Sea. He watches DVDs, spends his money frivolously at the local charity shop, and desperately tries to avoid cold callers continually knocking on his door.Then a breath of fresh air comes into his life in the form of Kelly Christmas, home help. With her little blue car and appalling parking, her cheerful resilience and ability to laugh at his jokes, Kelly changes Frank's extra ordinary life. She remindshim that there is a world beyond the four walls of his flat and that adventures, however small, come to people of all ages. Frank and Kelly's story is sad and funny, moving, familiar, uplifting. It is a small and perfect look at a life neither remarkablenor disastrous, but completely extraordinary nonetheless. For fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, The Extra Ordinary Life of Frank Derrick, Age 81 by J. B. Morrison is a quirky, life-affirming story that has enormous appeal. And it'sguaranteed to make you laugh.About the AuthorJ.B. Morrison is a musician and the author of two novels, Storage Stories and Driving Jarvis Ham. Goodnight Jim Bob is an autobiographical account of his 10 years as singer with punk-pop band Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine. J.B. Morrison had 14 top40 singles and a number one album. He's also made a ton of solo albums and written the screenplay for a film. Plus he was in a musical, in 2010 at the Edinburgh Fringe.

The third book in the Harry Potter series, illustrated in brilliant colour by the iconic design house MinaLima and featuring interactive paper-engineered elements, including the Marauder's Map!Return to Hogwarts in this stunning edition of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. J.K. Rowling's complete and unabridged text is accompanied by full-colour illustrations on nearly every page and eight paper-engineered interactive elements. Readersare invited to explore the Knight Bus, reveal the Grim in a teacup, spin the Time-Turner and more!Designed and illustrated by MinaLima - the award-winning studio behind the graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films - this keepsake edition is the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages, a beautiful addition to any collector'sbookshelf and an enchanting way to share this beloved series with a new generation of readers.

Antifasciste avant la guerre, ® ennemi de classe ¯ sous l'cre soviétique, Sándor Márai connut avant son exil officiel vers les États-Unis un tragique exil intérieur.Rédigés vingt ans aprcs les événements évoqués, ces Mémoires composent une fresque saisissante de la Hongrie a une époque

Echo Ridge is small-town America. Ellery's never been there, but she's heard all about it. Her aunt went missing there at age seventeen. And only five years ago, a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed. Now Ellery has to move thereto live with a grandmother she barely knows. The town is picture-perfect, but it's hiding secrets. And before school even begins for Ellery, someone has declared open season on homecoming, promising to make it as dangerous as it was five years ago. Then,almost as if to prove it, another girl goes missing. Ellery knows all about secrets. Her mother has them

30 kedves, rövid mese a szeretetről. A történetek egyrészt kiváló esti mesék a legkisebbeknek, másrészt segítség a nyelvtanulásban a nagyobbaknak, hiszen minden mese két nyelven, angolul és magyarul is megtalálható a kötetünkben. A mesék angol nyelvenmeghallgathatóak a kiadó YouTube oldalán!

1558. Noch immer wacht die altehrwürdige Kathedrale von Kingsbridge über die Stadt. Doch die ist im Widerstreit zwischen Katholiken und Protestanten zutiefst gespalten. Der Glaubensstreit steht auch der Liebe zwischen Ned Willard und Margery Fitzgeraldim Weg. Als die Protestantin Elizabeth Tudor Königin wird, verschärfen sich die Gegensätze noch. Die junge Queen kann sich glücklich schätzen, in dieser schwierigen Lage den treuen Ned an ihrer Seite zu haben - als Unterstützer und als ihren bestenSpion. Die Liebe zwischen Ned und Margery scheint jedoch verloren zu sein, denn von Edinburgh bis Genf steht ganz Europa in Flammen ...

En esta nueva y magistral traducción de Miguel Temprano García, El viejo y el mar recobra todo el esplendor del clásico imperecedero que le valió el Premio Pulitzer de 1953 a Ernest Hemingway.Con un lenguaje de gran fuerza y sencillez, El viejo y el mar narra la historia de un viejo pescador cubano a quien la suerte parece haber abandonado, y del desafío mayúsculo al que se enfrenta: la batalla despiadada y sin tregua con un pez gigantesco enlas aguas del golfo.Escrito en 1952, por encargo de la revista Life, este relato lo confirmó como uno de los escritores más significativos del siglo XX, obteniendo el Premio Pulitzer en 1953 y allanando su carrera hacia el Nobel de Literatura, que recibió en 1954.Resena:®Su mejor obra. El tiempo demostrará que es la mejor que cualquiera de nosotros haya escrito, y con eso me refiero a sus coetáneos y a los míos.¯William Faulkner

Coming home for Christmas... Returning to her home town of Wishing Tree is definitely temporary for Camryn. She can?t wait to leave and get back to her ?real life?. Until she meets Jake. Suddenly Camryn starts to see the town, and it?s Christmastraditions, differently. She thought she?d put her future on hold?but maybe her real life was here all along, waiting for her to come home. New in town, River is charmed by Wishing Tree?s Christmas traditions and warm-hearted people, especially DylanTucker whose snow melting kisses bring her to the brink of love. But Dylan has a secret and River can?t risk falling for him until she uncovers it, even if that means losing him forever. Both women find themselves faced with difficult decisions. But ifthey are prepared to risk their hearts, they might find they are about to have a Christmas to remember?

From #1 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Cassandra Clare and award-winning author Wesley Chu comes the second book in the Eldest Curses series, which continues the love story between Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood. The Lost Book of theWhite is a Shadowhunters novel. Magnus Bane and Alec Lightwood are settling into domestic life with their son Max when the warlocks Ragnor Fell and Shinyun Jung break into their loft and steal a powerful spell book. Realizing that Ragnor and Shinyun arebeing controlled by a more sinister force, Magnus and Alec set out to stop them and recover the book before they can cause any more harm. With the help of Clary Fairchild, Jace Herondale, Isabelle Lightwood, and Simon Lovelace (who is fresh from theShadowhunter Academy), they track the warlocks to Shanghai. But nothing is as it seems. Ragnor and Shinyun are working at the behest of a Greater Demon. Their goal is to open a Portal from the demon realms to Earth, flooding the city of Shanghai withdangerous demons. When a violent encounter causes Magnus's magic to grow increasingly unstable, Alec and Magnus rally their friends to strike at the heart of the demon's power. But what they find there is far stranger and more nefarious than they evercould have expected...

'No one does it better than Grisham' - TelegraphHe was betrayed by the FBI. Now he wants revenge . . .Given the importance of what they do, and the controversies that often surround them, and the violent people they sometimes confront, it is remarkable that in the history of the USA only four active federal judges have been murdered.Judge Raymond Fawcett just became number five.His body was found in the small basement of a lakeside cabin he had built himself and frequently used on weekends. When he did not show up for a trial on Monday morning, his law clerks panicked, called the FBI, and in due course the agents found thecrime scene. There was no forced entry, no struggle, just two dead bodies - Judge Fawcett and his young secretary.I did not know Judge Fawcett, but I know who killed him, and why.I am a lawyer, and I am in prison.It's a long story.Praise for THE RACKETEER'Hooked from start to finish!' - 5-star Reader Review'Excellent read' - 5-star Reader Review'A super yarn' - 5-star Reader Review350+ million copies, 45 languages, 9 blockbuster films:NO ONE WRITES DRAMA LIKE JOHN GRISHAM

Perfect for fans of Tahereh Mafi's New York Times bestselling Shatter Me trilogy, this book collects the first two companion novellas, Fracture Me and Destroy Me, for a thrilling insight into the minds of Juliette's two great loves - Adam and Warner.Destroy MeThe mind-blowing events between Shatter Me and Unravel Me are told here from Warner's point of view. Even though Juliette shot him in order to escape, Warner can't stop thinking about her - and he'll do anything to get her back. But when the SupremeCommander of The Reestablishment arrives, he has very different plans for Juliette. Plans Warner cannot allow.Fracture MeWatch through Adam's eyes as he bridges the gap between Unravel Me and Ignite Me. As the Omega Point rebels prepare to fight the Sector 45 soldiers, Adam is more focused on the safety of Juliette, Kenji, and his brother. The Reestablishment will doanything to crush the resistance ... including killing everyone Adam cares about.Perfect for fans of Sarah J. Maas, Victoria Aveyard and Leigh Bardugo.Tahereh Mafi is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shatter Me series which has been published in over 30 languages around the world. She is also the author of the ravely reviewed A Very Large Expanse of Sea. he was born in a small citysomewhere in Connecticut and currently resides in Santa Monica, California, with her husband, Ransom Riggs, fellow bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children, and their young daughter. She can usually be found overcaffeinated andstuck in a book. You can find her online at @TaherehMafi.Praise for the Shatter Me series:Dangerous, sexy, romantic, and intense. I dare you to stop reading. - Kami Garcia, #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures seriesAddictive, intense, and oozing with romance. I'm envious. I couldn't put it down. - Lauren Kate, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fallen seriesTahereh Mafi's bold, inventive prose crackles with raw emotion. A thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love, the Shatter Me series is a must-read for fans of dystopian young adult literature - or any literature! -Ransom Riggs, #1New York Times bestselling author of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar ChildrenPraise for A Very Large Expanse of Sea:'This is a gorgeous book. It's tender and fierce, beautiful even as it depicts some ugly truths. The prose is passionate and honest, unsentimental and big-hearted. The very best books move you to reconsider the world around you and this is one of those.I truly loved it.' - Nicola Yoon, bestselling author of Everything, Everything'A raw yet astoundingly elegant examination of identity, loneliness and family that is unflinching in its honesty and power. Tahereh Mafi holds nothing back - and the reader is better for it.' - Sabaa Tahir, New York Times bestselling author of Ember inthe Ashes'A Very Large Expanse of Sea reads like a beautiful heart - one that shines and aches and yearns, and above all else, one that loves fiercely against all odds. Years from now, you will remember exactly where you were and what you were doing when youexperienced this. A transcendent story about truth, love and finding joy.' - Marie Lu, New York Times bestselling author of the Legend series.'

Mario Vargas Llosa's brilliant, multilayered novel is set in the Lima, Peru, of the author's youth, where a young student named Marito is toiling away in the news department of a local radio station. His young life is disrupted by two arrivals.The first is his aunt Julia, recently divorced and thirteen years older, with whom he begins a secret affair. The second is a manic radio scriptwriter named Pedro Camacho, whose racy, vituperative soap operas are holding the city's listeners in thrall.Pedro chooses young Marito to be his confidant as he slowly goes insane.